The Old Bill Mine is a mine located in Trinity county, California at an elevation of 4,134 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 4,134 Feet (1,260 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 40.2914, -123.10560
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Old Bill Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Old Bill Mine
Secondary: Johnston Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Bill Prospect
Secondary: Lucky Bill
Commodity
Tertiary: Manganese
Tertiary: Silica
Location
State: California
County: Trinity
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: U.S. Forest Service
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: California
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Pacific Border Province
Physiographic Section: Klamath Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 8-29-75-GOOD DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION IN UNPUBLISHED CDM RPT FROM 1918-S
References
Reference (Deposit): TRASK-GEO DESCRIPT.MN DEPS OF CAL-CAL.DIV.MINES BUL.152-APRI
Reference (Deposit): O'BRIEN-MINES & MIN RES TRINITY CO-CAL.DIV.MINES GEO.CO.RPT.
Reference (Deposit): MORSE-UNPUB.RPT.CAL.STATE COUNCIL FOR DEFENSE,1918
Reference (Deposit): BRADLEY 37TH RPT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST-CAL.DIV.OF MINES-
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